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| The City of Park Ridge, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates: 42°0′43″N 87°50′30″W / 42.01194°N 87.84167°W |
Park Ridge, Illinois, is a suburb of Chicago. Located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Chicago, it has a population of 37,775. Despite its relative small city status, Park Ridge has been home to several notable people. Among the most admired women in the world,[1] former first lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton grew up in Park Ridge and graduated from Maine South High School.[2] Actor Harrison Ford, the star of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and The Fugitive also attended high school in Park Ridge. Ford's films have grossed over $3.5 billion domestically, making him the third-highest-grossing U.S. domestic box office star of all time.[3] Two-time Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII) Dave Butz and Hall of Fame third baseman Ron Santo, 1st baseman Detroit Tigers, 1984 World Series Champion Dave Bergman all grew up in Park Ridge.[4][5] Major League Baseball players Adam Rosales and Luke Gregerson are from Park Ridge, and Hall of Fame catcher Gabby Hartnett moved to Park Ridge later in life.[6] More recognized by his work than by name, Park Ridge resident Grant Wood painted American Gothic, one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art.[7][8]
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Park Ridge, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Park Ridge, Illinois.
- ^ "Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Most Admired in 2012" (Press release). Gallup. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
Clinton has been the Most Admired Woman each of the last 11 years
- ^ Bernstein, Carl (2007). A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-375-40766-9.
- ^ "People Index". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Mitchell, Michelle (24 March 1991). "Butz Day Aids Edison Park Home". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
Gary Possehl described Dave Butz this way: "A lot of other athletes have been hot dogs or are into drugs or steroids. Dave Butz has been a good role model. He's a native son of Park Ridge who did well." Indeed, Park Ridge officially declared March 15 Dave Butz Day ...
- ^ Glab, Michael G. (3 December 2010). "Ron Santo: Remembering the quintessential Cub". Salon. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
Santo sold pizza. Owned his own pizzeria out in Park Ridge.
- ^ Kelley, Daniel J. (20 June 2011). "Lucky Strikes, Spares, Gutter Balls and Wrecking Balls". Chicago Daily Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
The former Gabby Hartnett bowling alley in Lincolnwood has been demolished ... The new Hartnett bowling alley was located on North Lincoln Avenue in suburban Lincolnwood. Hartnett, himself, had also relocated from Chicago to the suburbs and lived in Park Ridge.
- ^ Fineman, Mia, The Most Famous Farm Couple in the World: Why American Gothic still fascinates., Slate, 8 June 2005
- ^ Evans, R. Tripp (2010). Grant Wood: A Life. New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-26629-3.
(p. 32) ... Wood left Cedar Rapids once again at the start of 1913 ... Through connections at the HAndicraft Guild, the artist joined the Kalo Art Craft Community in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge. At this large-scale studio, Wood made jewelry and chased patterns onto the handcrafted hollowware ... When the Kalo Art Craft Community dissolved in 1914, Wood and a fellow Kalo silversmith named Kristoffer Haga remained in the neighborhood to establish their own studio, the Volund Crafts Shop, Renting a large farmhouse in Park Ridge, Haga and Wood kept their shop on the top floor and shared rooms with B.B. Anderson and Daniel Pedersen